The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Science on April 14, used estimates of seasonality, immunity, and cross-immunity for betacoronaviruses OC43 and HKU1 from time series dat...

In 2004, Sinovac developed a potential vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, a virus that shares about 80% of the gene structure of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus that causes the dise...

Drugmakers big and small have jumped in to try to develop a vaccine, which would be the most effective way to contain the virus. "The good thing is we've got a bunch of candidates", Dr. The National...

With the releasing of the COVID 19 Test results as of 5:00pm Tuesday evening, positive results remain at 6 in Seward County. St. Mary's County now counts cases on a rolling basis, and records from t...

Asked if deaths are being recorded properly in such settings, he said: "Everybody who sadly dies, the doctor will make an assessment based on her or his view about what the cause of death is, that's w...

Plasma therapy has so far reduced coronavirus deaths in Iran by 40 percent as experts in the country have discovered a life-saving method for those recovering from COVID-19. Angara also urged the De...

Over half of the 38,000 nursing home residents and 20% of staff becoming infected with COVID-19, plus close to a 10% death rate among the vulnerable residents. Immediately prioritize personal protecti...

Police later discovered she had not been treated, nor had she made any insurance claims for treatment. Police said the witness said she saw the text message on the morning of March 23. However, the ...

Vijay Raghavan released a handbook outlining guidelines, created specifically for areas where toilets, washing or bathing facilities are shared and which states/local bodies and communities can adopt ...

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) mobile testing units, which will increase the capabilities of the Ministry of Health and Wellness to do field testing, are now operational. Blandford-Blenheim and Tillsonb...

Of those who reported loss of smell and taste, the loss was typically profound, not mild. "We highly recommend that persons disinfect shoe soles before walking out of wards containing COVID-19 patie...

It all began when Amash posted a tweet critical of Trump's assertion Monday that "when somebody's president of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's gotta be". Amash lef...

A new unit is being set up at the LaSalle Hospital in Montreal to treat patients from hard-hit seniors residences who are suffering from the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. That means about one i...

In a statement , Ms McDonald said: 'Yesterday afternoon, I received a positive diagnosis for Covid-19 having been tested on Saturday, 28th March. However, Ms McDonald said she was no longer deemed t...

The second phase will recruit 500 volunteers and introduce the placebo control group to further evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine . For that, 70 vaccinations for the coronavirus a...

Even before the new figures, the official British death toll was the fifth-highest globally and a senior scientific adviser to the government has said the country risks becoming the worst-hit in Europ...

Interestingly, the study also found that persons who reported experiencing a sore throat more often tested negative for COVID-19. AS scheduled, Vergeire also announced that the Covid-19 expanded tes...

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New York City has surpassed the 100,000 mark with a total of 6,898 deaths, taking the overall number of infections and fatalities in the USA to 557,571 a...

The Easter long weekend has proven to be a good one for the residents at Pinecrest Nursing Home and their families. The numbers confirm what public health officials have warned since the pandemic be...

We've added information from Yolo County health officials that this in the fourth death in the county, there are now 101 cases in the county, and that the nursing home is in Woodland. He will now cont...

Another vaccine , being developed by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products and the Wuhan Institute of Virology, was approved on Sunday, he added. Phase I focused on safety, while Phase II focuse...

Further, he also emphasised that a strict protocol will be followed for the next week, i.e. until April 20, 2020, and said, "Till April 20, all districts, localities, states will be closely monitored,...

Alberta is now in the process of doubling its ventilator supply by the end of April to ensure the health care system can support the provincial response. Kenney said Alberta will also provide future s...

With no vaccine available for the treatment of the deadly virus, doctors are looking towards convalescent plasma therapy for treatment of coronavirus positive patients. McDyer said UPMC has screened...

Both wards housed a total of 24 patients between February 9 and March 2, when China was still battling the deadly virus. The virus was found to be most heavily concentrated on the floors of the ward...

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Some are going as far as dunking their food in, and drinking bleach - yeah, I'm being serious. The results were gotten from a survey carried out by the CDC. "The biggest spaces were found in knowledge about safe preparation of cleaning and disinfectant solutions and about the storage of hand sanitizers out of the reach of kids", added the CDC.

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Administrators of both universities, which are affiliated, said Saturday's graduation for the technical university would instead be "refocused" on students, with a nursing graduate as the only speaker. "We are excited to host a truly unique commencement ceremony during this unprecedented time for our students to celebrate with family and friends their accomplishments" said WSU Tech President Sheree Utash said in a release.

The awards will be presented in virtual format, and the broadcast of the award ceremony will be done from a closed studio. The lack of diversity at the Bafta film awards in January was a major talking point, with Steve McQueen saying the awards risked becoming " irrelevant " if it continued to ignore BAME talent.

Molly said during the first two days of bringing him home, Chai was "like a normal puppy " but then he became very unwell and lethargic. In a statement to Newsbeat, though, the company that sold Mr Chai , Tiffany Puppies , has insisted he was a "a healthy dog".